Given the devices’ UK launch today I’ve republished and updated this JtBP review for your perusal…

For once the hottest smartphone on the planet isn’t made by Apple. Even more incredibly it’s made by Palm, the comeback kid so far of 2009. On TrustedReviews I have already guided you through the wonderful plus points of this handset but could there be any good reasons not to be buy it?

Read the Rules if you aren’t familiar with my already seemingly cult and contentious reviews’ system. In short, with JtBP I save the gushing praise for every other review you’ll read and bring you the bullet points on any potential deal breakers with something before you commit to the long winded waffle on your favourite sites/publications. It’s a time saver.

After I managed to grab more than an hour with this stunner here’s the JtBP review:

Palm Pre in the wild

Just the Bad Points Review: Palm Pre

It may be superbly innovative but at 138g the Palm Pre isn’t light

The 3MP camera has above average image processing, but it hardly competes with dedicated camera phones

The Palm Pre ‘App Catalog’ has made a slow start to life with very few apps and teething problems launching paid apps.

The Pre is not compatible with previous Palm third party apps

Lacking business support (office document compatibility, editing, etc) though Microsoft Exchange is there

Battery life is poor with heavy use requiring two charges per day

Build quality isn’t great with a cheap plastic finish and wobbling sliding mechanism

The keyboard is neat, but the keys too compact if you have large fingers.

No microSD/SDHC slot limiting you to 8GB of onboard memory. Why oh why?

The preamble: My cult and contentious reviews’ system. Designed as a time saver to highlight the potential deal breakers in a product before you commit to reading lengthy reviews on your favourites sites and/or magazines. For a more detailed description please read: THE RULES